Schrödinger's Menagerie (Bant Morphs)

Modern SmokytehBear

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FNM Thoughts —Oct. 10, 2015

So took this to FNM to see how it played out and get a few laughs. Played 6 rounds total with only one win, and conceded what would have been a tie just to not screw the other guy over. Won against Esper Dragons, lost close matches against R/G Ramp and U/B Control, and got smashed by Monored Aggro and an Enchantment-centered Esper Control.

With the match I conceded, personally I believe that if we had played game three I easily could have won, but getting lands with Trail of Mystery takes so long so it was probably my fault we didn't have the time. He was using a Collected Company Temur/Jeskai deck and trounced me fast in game 1, but couldn't keep up with the Whisperwood Elemental and Mastery of the Unseen in game 2. Didn't see myself taking home prizes so it only seemed fair to give him the win.

As far as updates to the deck, I'm beginning to think that Ainok Survivalist might be worth including in the main-board, and should definitely be switched in for some Hidden Dragonslayers if they appear to be using Enchantments for control. Guy exiled two of my dinos with just one Quarantine Field and I had no way to get rid of it, pretty much ending my chances of winning right there. Conversely I felt very secure against the other control decks I played, as you can't continually counter morphs or you'll burn yourself out of cards on garbage Monastery Flocks or something. I just didn't have a good way to respond to the Stasis Snare-like cards.

The aggro game one was decently close, and had I survived the last turn with even 1 life I think I could have stabilized and came back with the lifelink and Mastery of the Unseen. Game two I just got screwed on lands, so I don't know if I need to adapt to it. Honestly, is Monored Aggro still a thing after rotation anyway?